(1)Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of
husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times
mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a
white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of
such vehicle and shall also be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a red light
visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle.
(2)Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped with an electric
lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, in addition to the
lamps required in subsection (1) of this section, be equipped with two red reflectors
visible from all distances within six h
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(1)
Every farm tractor and every self-propelled farm equipment unit or implement of
husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times
mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a
white light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of
such vehicle and shall also be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a red light
visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle.
(2) Every self-propelled unit of farm equipment not equipped with an electric
lighting system shall, at all times mentioned in section 42-4-204, in addition to the
lamps required in subsection (1) of this section, be equipped with two red reflectors
visible from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear
when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
(3) Every combination of farm tractor and towed unit of farm equipment or
implement of husbandry not equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all
times mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with the following lamps:
(a) At least one lamp mounted to indicate as nearly as practicable to the
extreme left projection of said combination and displaying a white light visible from
a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of said combination;
(b) Two lamps each displaying a red light visible when lighted from a
distance of not less than five hundred feet to the rear of said combination or, as an
alternative, at least one lamp displaying a red light visible from a distance of not
less than five hundred feet to the rear thereof and two red reflectors visible from all
distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet to the rear thereof when
illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
(4) Every farm tractor and every self-propelled unit of farm equipment or
implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times
mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with two single-beam head lamps
meeting the requirements of section 42-4-216 or 42-4-218, respectively, and at
least one red lamp visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the
rear; but every such self-propelled unit of farm equipment other than a farm tractor
shall have two such red lamps or, as an alternative, one such red lamp and two red
reflectors visible from all distances within six hundred feet to one hundred feet
when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps.
(5) (a) Every combination of farm tractor and towed farm equipment or towed
implement of husbandry equipped with an electric lighting system shall, at all times
mentioned in section 42-4-204, be equipped with lamps as follows:
(I) The farm tractor element of every such combination shall be equipped as
required in subsection (4) of this section.
(II) The towed unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry element of
such combination shall be equipped with two red lamps visible from a distance of
not less than five hundred feet to the rear or, as an alternative, two red reflectors
visible from all distances within six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of
lawful upper beams of head lamps.
(b) Said combinations shall also be equipped with a lamp displaying a white
or amber light, or any shade of color between white and amber, visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front and a lamp displaying a red
light visible when lighted from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to the
rear.
(6) The lamps and reflectors required in this section shall be so positioned as
to show from front and rear as nearly as practicable the extreme projection of the
vehicle carrying them on the side of the roadway used in passing such vehicle. If a
farm tractor or a unit of farm equipment, whether self-propelled or towed, is
equipped with two or more lamps or reflectors visible from the front or two or more
lamps or reflectors visible from the rear, such lamps or reflectors shall be so
positioned that the extreme projections, both to the right and to the left of said
vehicle, shall be indicated as nearly as practicable.
(7) Every vehicle, including animal-drawn vehicles and vehicles referred to in
section 42-4-202 (2), not specifically required by the provisions of this article to be
equipped with lamps or other lighting devices shall at all times specified in section
42-4-204 be equipped with at least one lamp displaying a white light visible from a
distance of not less than five hundred feet to the front of said vehicle and shall also
be equipped with two lamps displaying red lights visible from a distance of not less
than five hundred feet to the rear of said vehicle or, as an alternative, one lamp
displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less than five hundred feet to
the rear and two red reflectors visible for distances of one hundred feet to six
hundred feet to the rear when illuminated by the upper beams of head lamps.
(8) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class B
traffic infraction.